Spanish (Reducida) Braille Translator  

FUNCTIONAL SUMMARY

The Spanish/Reducida tables support print-to-braille translation of Spanish-language literary text in grade 1 (uncontracted) or grade 2 (contracted) Spanish braille. The contraction system is one defined to Duxbury Systems by a Mexican braille producer, CIPC.

REFERENCES, HISTORY AND CREDITS

These were adapted by Duxbury Systems, Inc. in May 1991, working from the then-current Spanish/Original tables. The contraction system followed is defined by a document entitled "Tabla Estenografia Reducida (España, 1982)," which was then in use at the Comite International pro Ciegos (CIPC), Mexico City. The tables are currently maintained by Duxbury Systems, with occasional feedback from the Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles (ONCE), Madrid, and other sources, and using "Codigo Matematico Unificado para la Lengua Castellana 1987" as a source for some symbols.

(Documentation reviewed: May 2006.)

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